Four players based in Queensland, New South Wales and the ACT, who nominated SA as their preferred state, also joined the Crows including W-League star Jenna McCormick.

The Club’s third pick (No.23 overall), McCormick recently returned to Australia after playing soccer in Iceland and will line-up for both the Crows in the AFL Women’s League and Canberra United in the W-League in 2017.

Another multi-talented recruit is basketballer Anne Hatchard – a current member of the Adelaide Lightning squad. Hatchard, who was SA’s Most Valuable Player at the 2016 AFL Youth Girls National Championships, joins fellow Crow Olympian Erin Phillips in being part of football and basketball at the elite level.

Crows women’s team coach Bec Goddard said it was an exciting day for the Club and the athletes involved.

“We’re building a very competitive team that will proudly represent the Crows on the national stage and we can’t wait to start pre-season training in November,” Goddard said.

“It’s fantastic to see athletes with backgrounds in such a variety of sports eager to get involved in our game now that there is the opportunity to do so at the highest level.

“We had more than 150 athletes nominate SA as their preferred state for the draft which is great for the future of the game.

“We’re aiming to play an exciting brand of football that people want to watch and which demonstrates the athleticism and skills of our players.

“Our goal is to make the Crows the club of choice for women and girls, whether as participants, administrators or fans.”

The Crows have now filled 24 of the 27 available places on their list for next season.

The remaining three places on the Club’s list will be available for ‘free agency’. Free agents are those players who have nominated for the Draft, but were not selected and may now consider options to play interstate. Free agents must be selected prior to October 31.